Jon Sullivan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
By Bill Stokes
Kickass, the doorstop dog, reports that the keeper has gone overboard in touting the fact that he grew up in the town of Stanfold in NW Wisconsin, which was all over the news yesterday for having the quaint referendum question on the upcoming election ballot as to whether or not it should allow the sale of alcohol.
In truth, the keeper was not aware that he had spent his youth in a “dry” municipality, as easy as it was to get beer and wine before he was of legal drinking age. And let the record show that he subsequently volunteered to leave the town of Stanfold and go to war after he was overserved and denied the means of giving girlfriends a ride home from the local dance hall. It was the best life-altering decision he ever made.
The issue of “dry” is on the Stanfold ballot now because a township orchard grower wants to serve wine to guests.
As a former Stanfolder, and with shirttail relatives and friends still living in the township, the keeper urges a “yes” vote on the alcohol question so that next time he and Phyllis visit the area they can stop for a glass of wine while the keeper pontificates endlessly about his misspent Town of Stanfold youth.
